The woman behind TV shows like Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane and The Game, is now bringing her talents to Netflix. They announced that Mara Brock Akil will create scripted and other original content in a multi-year agreement. Akil sain in a statement. “It is a dream to partner with the force of Netflix, for we have the same […]

TJMS: If You Missed It

Toni Cade Bambara was an educator, author, and community activist who was one of the leading voices of the Black feminist movement in the early ’70’s. Ms. Bambara’s works include short stories, anthologies, and screenplays that documented varying levels of the Black experience. Bambara was born Miltona Mirkin Cade on March 25, 1939 in Harlem, […]

TJMS: If You Missed It

Naomi Long Madgett, a former educator and poet laureate for the city of Detroit has given voice to several African-American poets by way of her publishing…